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The Raptors are looking for their fifth win in a row, but to get it they’ll have to go through the Memphis Grizzles (a team that happens to be 1-9 in their past ten games).

The document mostly cites conservative media and the Moore campaign itself.

The Polish Ministry of National Defense is seeking a medium-range missile defense system like the Patriot, but Washington’s current asking price of $10.5 billion is “unacceptable,” according to a top Polish defense official.

Despite its placid appearance and its reputation as a somewhat sleepy boulevard, Taraval Street has become a deadly place for pedestrians and Muni Metro riders on the L-Taraval line. Over the past five years, 46 pedestrians have been hit by motorists on the residential and commercial street that runs through the Parkside District. Nearly half of those — 22 — were people climbing off an L train or waiting to board. “At nearly every (L train) stop on Taraval, someone has been hit,” said Michael Rhodes... Читать дальше...

New-York based Christie's auction house said Friday that Abu Dhabi's Department of Culture and Tourism was acquiring Leonardo da Vinci's portrait of Christ, "Salvator Mundi," a painting that sold for $450.3 million. The latest twist in a saga over the painting came after a report in the Wall Street Journal which said that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, known as MbS, was identified as the buyer of the painting in U.S. intelligence reports, according to people with direct knowledge of the information. Читать дальше...

Armie Hammer has issued an apology to Casey Affleck, after calling out Affleck over what he perceived to be a “double standard” over misconduct in the entertainment industry.

New video by playak: John "Toast" Oast from Fishyaker.com takes an aerial tour of Briar Creek Lake, near Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania. For more fishing and kayaking videos visit Fishyaker.com or the Fishyaker Youtube channel. Subscribe to Fishyaker on Youtube: http://youtube.com/fishyaker Follow John Oast on Twitter (@johnoast): https://twitter.com/johnoast Follow John Oast on Instagram (johnoast): https://www.instagram.com/johnoast/ Fishyaker.com on the web: http://fishyaker.com/... Читать дальше...

The Pentagon has reasserted its commitment to complying with the laws of war, after news emerged that the International Criminal Court is seeking an investigation into alleged war crimes by U.S. personnel in Afghanistan. Pentagon spokesman Mike Andrews, a lieutenant colonel in the Air Force, told VOA on Friday that the United States is "deeply committed to complying with the law of war, and we have a robust national system of investigation and accountability that more than meets international standards."... Читать дальше...

BONSALL, Calif. (AP) — A routine day at an elite training center for racehorses transformed into terror and chaos in minutes, with hundreds of thoroughbreds stampeding out of their stalls in a desperate attempt to flee a Southern California wildfire that set their barns ablaze. Turned loose by their trainers in a last-ditch effort to save their lives, the huge, muscular animals, their eyes wide with fear, charged through thick smoke and past dancing flames. While hundreds made it to the safety of a nearby racetrack... Читать дальше...

Andy Dalton has thrown 11 touchdown passes without an interception in his last six games, with two more more touchdowns in his last four games.

Tomorrow is Joevin Jones' last game with the Sounders (acknowledging that they retain his rights so don't rule anything out in the future....). I wrote about Joevin Jones on twitter. Thought I'd share here with the rest of the Sounders faithful.

SAN DIEGO (AP) — The Latest on a court battle between rival pop-culture conventions over the phrase "comic con." (all times local): 5 p.m. A jury is siding with San Diego Comic-Con in a court battle with a rival pop-culture convention in Utah over naming rights to the phrase "comic con." Salt Lake City-based KUTV reports the jury decided Friday Salt Lake Comic Con used the trademark without permission. They awarded the California event $20,000, far less than the $12 million they'd sought. Utah organizer Dan Farr says they plan to appeal. Читать дальше...

LA CONCHITA, Ventura County — Hoping to take advantage of a lull in the wind, an army of firefighters in Southern California embarked on a major offensive Friday against six fires that have carved paths of destruction between Santa Barbara and San Diego. Fierce Santa Ana winds have been whipping flames through wildlands, densely populated neighborhoods and rural communities all week and provoked two more fires in San Diego County over the past two days, but fire crews were waiting for their chance to pounce and took it Friday.

The North Pole is where holiday magic begins — and a perfect theme for this mini-display of Christmas cheer.

The Golden Globes have already had their category controversy this year, with a fair amount of outrage whipped up over the fact that Jordan Peele’s socially-conscious horror movie “Get Out” was submitted and accepted into the comedy categories. But with the Hollywood Foreign Press Association gearing up to announce its nominations on Monday, it’s time to stop worrying about who’s in what category and start thinking about who’s getting in and who’s getting left out.

The United States says it is reviewing military, economic and diplomatic options to compel Russia to return to compliance with the landmark 1987 Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty (INF). The State Department marked the 30th anniversary of the Cold War-era treaty, which is set to expire Friday.  State Department spokesperson Heather Nauert released a statement saying the pivotal agreement, which has been a pillar of international security, is now under threat. "The Russian Federation has taken steps to develop... Читать дальше...

The leader of the U.S. Olympic Committee said the plan is to take a team to the Pyeongchang Games “unless it’s legally or physically impossible.” CEO Scott Blackmun spoke Friday after a board meeting, and a day after members of the Trump administration cast doubt over whether the U.S. would field a team at the Olympics in February. Blackmun said comments from U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley and White House spokeswoman Sarah Huckabee Sanders took the USOC leadership by surprise... Читать дальше...

National League MVP Giancarlo Stanton will not be headed to San Francisco, the Giants announced Friday.

UVM hockey squads in search of offense for final games of semester.

OKLAHOMA CITY – Seagate has announced they are laying off more than 90 employees as part of a “global reduction in force.” 94 employees are included in the layoff. Seagate sent News 4 a statement saying: “In regard to your email about Seagate operations in Oklahoma, Seagate has been positioning to respond to a change demand for storage solutions as a result of accelerating usage shifts of technologies and architectures. Building on actions taken over the past year, today we, […]

A group of Saskatoon Army Reservists used their signals equipment to link school children to the North Pole in Operation Radio Santa.

With a relatively small group of voters who can have idiosyncratic tastes, surprises in 2018’s Golden Globes nominations are all but inevitable. But if these predictions are correct, HBO’s “Big Little Lies” and NBC’s “Will and Grace” will be the top nominees in the TV categories with five nominations a piece.